Open AccessIntraprocedural Cortisol Measurement Increases Adrenal Vein Sampling Success Rate in Primary Aldosteronism
Author(s) -
Ermanno Rossi,
Giuseppe Regolisti,
Franco Perazzoli,
Aurelio Negro,
Chiara Grasselli,
Rosaria Santi,
S Cavàlieri,
L Belloni,
G. Gemelli,
Eduardo d. Valle,
Diego Miotto
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.148
Subject(s) - primary aldosteronism , medicine , aldosterone , hyperaldosteronism , endocrinology , cardiology
Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the gold standard for the identification of unilateral primary aldosteronism (PA), but is technically difficult. The aim of our study was to assess whether intraprocedural cortisol measurement (IPCM) increases AVS success rate.
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